Wildcats Continue Fall Tour with Western Swing

The Kansas State men’s golf team will leave Kansas for the first timethis fall and begin a four-course western tour with a visit to Nevadaand the Wolf Pack Classic on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8-9.

The Wildcats have been solid in two tournaments this season, claiming apair of top-5 finishes, and look to build on that success whilecompeting against 18 other teams at Wolf Run Golf Club. K-State openedthe fall campaign with a 4th place finish at the Kansas Invitationaland improved to 2nd at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate.

Kansas state finished 9th out of 18 at last year’s Wolf Pack Classicafter shooting 285-299-292–876 (+12). The tournament starts with tworounds on Monday beginning at 8 a.m. (PDT) with a shotgun start and athird and final round being played at 8 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, alsowith a shotgun start. K-State will take five players and the lowestfour scores will be counted for the team score.

A Glance at the FieldKansas State will face the largest field of the season so far when theWildcats match-up with 18 other programs at Wolf Run Golf Club. Despitethe huge field, the Wildcats will only recognize two of the opponentsfrom previous tournaments, Air Force and New Mexico State. The WolfPack Classic has a significantly western feel with 14 of the 19 teamsrepresenting the West Region and five representing the Central Region.Eight different conferences will be on display including the MountainWest Conference (4), Western Athletic Conference (4), SunbeltConference (3), Big 12 (2), Big West (1), Conference USA (1), Pac-10(1), West Coast Conference and a pair of independent teams.

Wolf Run Golf ClubAt just over 10 years old, Wolf Run Golf Club is home to the Universityof Nevada-Reno golf teams. The course was designed by John Fleming andis built on land donated to the university nearly 20 years ago. Likeany tournament, the scores will be decided on the greens, but athigh-elevation Wolf Run, the short-game may be the biggest challenge.Numerous reviews say things like “...Fleming made things tough withelevated, sloping greens that make you work on approach shots,” and“...must pay attention to the green's highest point/nearest hill ormountain to help read breaks and uphill/downhill putts.” For moreinformation on the par-72, 7,100 yard course, please visitwww.wolfrungolfclub.com.

Week in ReviewKansas State got a Monday and Tuesday off after spending the previousweeks in action. The Wildcats have to look all the way back to Sept.24-25 for their last competition at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate. Atthe tournament in Manhattan, Kan., Mitch Gregson and Robert Streb shotthe same low score for the Wildcats for the second consecutive day andled Kansas State to a second place finish at the 10 team tournament.Gregson and Streb finished with an even-72 in final round at ColbertHills Golf Course where the Wildcats finished behind Miami (Ohio). TheK-State pair matched rounds the entire tournament, recording a75-71-72—218 (+2), and finished tied for fourth overall. As a team, theWildcats shot 299-292-296—887 (+11) and finished 12 strokes behind theRedhawks and 11 strokes ahead of Marquette.

First TimersThree K-State golfers made their collegiate debuts at the Jim ColbertIntercollegiate. Redshirt freshmen Ross Guebelle and Brian Larsonjoined true freshman Daniel Wood as Wildcats competing as individualsduring the home event. Wood is projected to make his first teamcontribution as one of the five golfers taking the trip to Nevada.

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